Laura Bodin, on April 13, 2008, filed an asbestos lawsuit on behalf of her late father, Pedro Perez, in Galveston County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
Mrs. Bodin sued Todd Pacific Shipyard Corp., Great Lakes Dredge & Dock…
Australia’s Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin says she sought for the removal of asbestos from the remote Northern Territory community of Areyonga within weeks, ABC News reports.
Early in 2009, the Federal Government arranged for specialist contractors to visit Areyonga…
The Court of Appeals of Kentucky issued a split ruling in an asbestos lawsuit filed by Charles and Mary Norris against various defendants.
Judges Glenn A. Acree, Michelle M. Keller, and James H. Lambert entered judgment in Case Nos. 2004-CA-000525-MR, 2004-CA-000575-…
The Ontario Court of Justice, on April 16, 2009, assessed a $52,000 penalty against Kingston, Ontario-based David J. Cupido Construction Limited, for asbestos-related safety breaches, Wired.PRNews.com reports.
The Ontario Ministry of Labour investigated the Company for violations of the Occupational Health…
City Construction Services Department, on April 15, 2009, halted demolition work at an asbestos-laden, hurricane-ravaged waterfront condominium at 1515 S. Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach, Fla., the West Palm Beach Post reports.
City and health department officials were set to…
Crane Co.’s long-term asbestos insurance receivable was US$244,956,000 as of March 31, 2009, compared with US$260,660,000 as of Dec. 31, 2008, according to a Company report, on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2009.
The…
Greg Wales, a Redmond, Wash.-based contractor, was issued a US$51,750 penalty for 14 violations of safety regulations, says the Redmond Reporter.
Pete Schmidt, contractor compliance chief for Department of Labor & Industries (L&I), said, “There’s often a reason why the lowest…
Crane Co.’s long-term asbestos liability was US$820,447,000 as of March 31, 2009, compared with US$839,496,000 as of Dec. 31, 2008, according to a Company report, on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2009.
The Company’s…
Parents contacted the Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council after finding out that their children were playing with asbestos sheeting, the North-West Evening Mail reports.
Julie Silver said she was horrified to find asbestos sheeting had been left on Walney Island, where her children…
American Biltrite Inc. is still assessing the potential availability of insurance coverage for costs over a former vinyl plant in Lisbon Falls, Maine.
The State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) has put Miller Industries, Inc, the present owner…